When first starting on any wellness/health journey, your first instinct might be to go all in and do everything at once. I have found that this does not work. You will quickly lose motivation trying to do it all. Building habits slowly help you stick to those habits better.
Let’s say you want to start drinking 100oz of water a day. Start with 16oz when you first wake up and then another 32-40oz the rest of the day. At the end of the day, you will have had about 50oz of water! Slowly build on that until you are at 100oz a day and it becomes second nature.
Then once that habit is set , add another habit you want to work on and build that on top. Once the habits you want to do are so engrained into your system, you will be doing them even when you are not motivated to.
Exercising and moving my body is such a part of my days, because I slowly worked on getting up earlier to have time to do so before #momlife, that even if I don’t feel like it, I will find a way to do it. Sometimes that looks like doing the next workout in the program I am doing currently or doing a stretch video or going for a walk (weather permitting) or walking on the treadmill. Now, I do listen to my body and take rest days as needed, but most days I do some type of movement because it is so engrained into my system that my days feel off when I don’t exercise.
If you are really struggling with a habit, lean in and really dig to see what the issue is. Maybe you hate brushing your teeth because you hate the flavor of mint. Try buying kids toothpaste, like bubblegum or berry flavor. Maybe you are just not a morning person, so waking up early to workout is not for you. Try working out in the afternoon or evening (if possible). Maybe you don’t like the taste of plain water. Try adding flavor packets.
Build the habits you want slowly over time and the discipline will always win out over the motivation.